<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">Black Lives Matter </span></b><span class="" style="font-size: 10pt;"><b class="">-- <i class="">Learn & Take Action</i></b> for February 2021 #1</span><br class=""><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">All of us feel called to do something to change our racist society, but

we have little time. These twice a month <b class=""><i class="">Black Lives Matter Learn & Take Action </i></b>emails give us a concrete way to learn something and then do something. This

short commitment of time and energy allows you to make a difference. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">This “Groundhog’s Day”

edition of <b class=""><i class="">BLM Learn & Take Action</i></b> reviews some of the articles and videos

you might have missed. Here is a SUMMARY of things we learned in 2020:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">LEARN & TAKE ACTION</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">  <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:38.4pt;mso-add-space:

auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol;" class="">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">       </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;" class="">July #1 Watch Trevor Noah connect the dots on

why people are marching for BLM </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4amCfVbA_c&feature=youtu.be" class="">HERE.</a></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:38.4pt;mso-add-space:

auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol;" class="">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">       </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;" class="">July #2 She has rape colored skin and that is a

monument. Read the essay </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/opinion/confederate-monuments-racism.html" class="">HERE.</a></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:38.4pt;mso-add-space:

auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol;" class="">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">       <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;" class="">August #1 Black teen learns self protection.

Watch <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@skoodupcam/video/6831990586891930886?u_code=d8339d7fmed8ae&preview_pb=0&language=en&_d=dbdkh66m26df75&share_item_id=6831990586891930886&timestamp=1590867703&app=musically&user_id=6730789664054379526&tt_from=twitter&source=h5_m" class="">HERE.</a><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:38.4pt;mso-add-space:

auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol;" class="">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">       </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;" class="">August #2 Read about Joshua Glover and origins

of the Republican Party </span><a href="https://journaltimes.com/news/local/a-look-back-the-story-of-joshua-glover-and-how-racine-freed-him-from-slavery/article_06007066-31af-5a66-a693-26f16554088d.html" class="">HERE.</a></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:38.4pt;mso-add-space:

auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol;" class="">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">       </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;" class="">September #1 Systemic racism defined<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/15/systemic-racism-what-does-mean/5343549002/" class=""> HERE.</a> And described in graphs </span><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-systemic-racism-in-charts-graphs-data-2020-6#black-americans-have-historically-been-underrepresented-in-the-highest-echelons-of-government-as-well-4" class="">HERE.</a></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:38.4pt;mso-add-space:

auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol;" class="">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">       </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;" class="">September #2 Kyle Rittenhouse and Waukesha

County Republican “endorsement” <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/kyle-rittenhouses-mother-receives-standing-ovation-wisconsin-gop-event-1534364" class="">HERE.</a><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:38.4pt;mso-add-space:

auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol;" class="">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">       </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;" class="">October #1 Friends who “don’t agree with” the

BLM movement? Talking points <a href="https://mambobean.medium.com/what-you-mean-when-you-say-he-should-have-obeyed-the-police-824574f72d67" class="">HERE.</a><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:38.4pt;mso-add-space:

auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol;" class="">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">       </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;" class="">October #2 One teacher’s BLM lessons in

Burlington, WI and her school’s reactions <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/how-one-teacher-s-black-lives-matter-lesson-divided-small-n1244566" class="">HERE.</a> (NOTE: Read about Burlington HS teacher who attended Jan. 6 insurgency <a href="https://journaltimes.com/news/local/investigation-of-burlington-high-teacher-focusing-solely-on-his-lesson-plan/article_8d4bb6b9-7709-50e9-9867-a8400d341435.html" class="">HERE.</a>)<o:p class=""></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:38.4pt;mso-add-space:

auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol;" class="">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">       </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;" class="">November #1 Tipping and its racist history <o:p class=""></o:p></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1623297677705685" class="">HERE.</a></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:38.4pt;mso-add-space:

auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol;" class="">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">       </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;" class="">November #2 How Wisconsin became a bastion of

white supremacy <o:p class=""></o:p></span><a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/159524/wisconsin-became-bastion-white-supremacy" class="">HERE.</a></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:38.4pt;mso-add-space:

auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol;" class="">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">       </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;" class="">December #1 The “socialist” as a derogatory slur

and racism by Heather Cox Richardson <a href="http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/articles/how-internal-racism-and-external-disinformation-campaigns-turn-us-against-each-other/" class="">HERE.</a> Deeper dive into understanding the connection between socialism and racism <o:p class=""></o:p></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=1607776152739832&ref=watch_permalink" class="">HERE.</a></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:38.4pt;mso-add-space:auto;

text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol;" class="">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">       </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;" class="">December #2 Enjoy a more light hearted video <o:p class=""></o:p></span><a href="https://twitter.com/inactionnever/status/1340115250658615303?s=21" class="">HERE.</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">Ginger Goral, Social

Justice committee, Lake Country Unitarian Universalist Church, <a href="http://lcuuc.org/" class="">lcuuc.org</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>

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